The new law “punishes those who disrespect ‘the Prophet’s wives, family, close companions, and the Righteous Caliphs.’” That would be the Shi’ites, some of whom disrespect Aisha, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, because they opposed the Shi’ites’ hero, Ali ibn Abi Talib. “Here We Are: Leading Shiite Cleric Arrested in Pakistan Based on New Blasphemy […]